I am connected to China. I am Chinese. And, I have some Chinese food in my kitchen and I own a decent amount of made-in-China stuff. Check your own home, it’s likely that you do too.

Some people might assume that all of China is rich because it is a super economy. But, the illusion of a rich China casts a huge shadow on the largely poor China that exists. This is the China, and you can easily see this stark reality in one number alone. Around 300,000,000 people in rural China live in poverty. Wai?